152 Horses on Board Ship. 



of such a precaution would be impracticable 

 with a large number of horses. In any case, 

 it would be well to test the water before 

 sailing. 



The principles which should guide us in the 

 watering of horses on board ship may be 

 summed up as follows : They should be 

 watered not less frequently than three times a 

 day ; they should be watered shortly before 

 being fed, but not for at least three hours after 

 being fed ; and they should be allowed to drink 

 as much as they like. 



For the transit of large numbers of horses, 

 water-pipes should be laid on in every deck 

 which carries these animals, and the pipes 

 should be provided with rubber tubes and 

 turncocks at suitable intervals. In Fig. 18 

 (p. 121), a water-pipe runs along the upper 



